Toronto duo Ducks Ltd make jangly guitar pop that feels especially indebted to the ’80s UK indie scene, with the band citing Television Personalities, Felt, and The Servants as inspiration, alongside New Zealand Flying Nun groups like The Clean, The Chills,… Read More
Long-running Midwest poppy punks The Copyrights have announced a new album, Alone in a Dome, due October 22 via Fat Wreck Chords (pre-order). The first single is “Halos,” a super catchy, no-frills ripper that clocks in at under two minutes… Read More
Johnny Football Hero are a new-ish emo trio from Philly (named after a lyric from Nada Surf’s “Popular”) who formed in 2018 out of the ashes of guitarist/vocalist James McGill’s previous band The Dispersions, released their debut album Long Walk… Read More
Silver Synthetic, the New Orleans band featuring members of Bottomfeeders and JEFF The Brotherhood, released their excellent self-titled debut album earlier this year via Third Man. It’s loaded with tightly constructed, smart, tuneful, mostly chill and definitely very catchy psych-rock… Read More
Lorde‘s new album Solar Power comes out Friday (8/21), and ahead of its release she’s shared one more single, “Mood Ring.” “This is a song I am very excited about, it’s so much fun to me,” Lorde says. “Obviously when… Read More
Like he’s done in previous years, Robert Glasper will mark October with a month-long “Robtober” residency at NYC’s Blue Note Jazz Club. This year’s, which is part of the venue’s 40th anniversary celebration, actually runs for over a month, from… Read More
Pop Montreal is back for its 20th edition, happening September 22 – 26 at venues all over the city. Like last year, it will be a scaled-down hybrid version of the festival featuring in-person shows and virtual events. The 2021 lineup is… Read More
NJ/Philly emo band Out of Service are set to return this week with their first new single since 2019’s very good Burden, “Shelter.” It officially comes out on Wednesday (8/18) via their new label home, Enjoy The Ride Records, (pre-save),… Read More
Oakland’s Kowloon Walled City have released their first new song in over six years, “Oxygen Tent,” out now on Neurosis’ Neurot Recordings label. It’s a nearly-five-minute trek through celestial post-metal and discordant post-hardcore, and it’s a mighty return. More KWC… Read More
Shellac, the trio of Steve Albini, Bob Weston and Todd Trainer, have canceled their West Coast tour which was rescheduled from last year. The band shared the bummer news with a statement on Instagram about they were doing it: “It… Read More